Ewe Strip-Woven Cloth

Green, teal and gold, like pond water with sunlight on it.

Ewe weavers of Ghana, West Africa, made this strip-woven cloth in cotton in the 20th century. Ewe cloths are woven in long narrow strips and joined, and they are often worn wrapped around the body for ceremonial occasions. The field is a soft teal with thin vertical lines, and small rectangular blocks in gold and rose are scattered across it in loose rows. A cluster of orange squares sits at the top, and the cloth shows a gentle, lived-in softness.

About 84 by 100 inches. Calm enough for a bedroom, interesting enough to be a headboard.